This thread has recently spiraled down to, " Look at me! Look at me!" Anyone care to bring this back on topic? Any professional comparison reviews?
Fuses that matter.
I have tried six different fuses, including some that were claimed to not be directional. I have long used the IsoClean fuses as the best I have heard. No longer! I just got two 10 amp slow-blows WiFi Tuning Supreme fuses that really cost too much but do make a major difference in my sound. I still don't understand how a fuse or its direction can alter sound reproduction for the better, but they do and the Supreme is indeed! I hear more detail in the recordings giving me a more holographic image. I also hear more of the top and bottom ends. If only you could buy them for a couple of bucks each.
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Well, you can always use "the google" for "professional" reviews: http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue32/fuses.htm http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/net/net.html http://www.inner-magazines.com/news/286/57/Hifi-Tuning-fuses-cryonizing/ http://www.stereotimes.com/acc012312.shtml http://www.stereophile.com/content/hifi-tuning-fuse-follow-may-2012 http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue54/fuses.htm That was just for HIFI Tuning fuses and it took all of 5 minutes to find those "professional" reviews. All the best, Nonoise |
06-06-12: Talk2meMy fuse experiment, described here, gave me an opportunity to compare fuses. At this point, I've tried 4 types of fuses in 3 pieces of equipment... Meridian preamp: stock, Hifi Tuning Silverstar, Isoclean Pass amp: stock, Hifi Tuning Silverstar, Furutech Parasound Halo amp: stock, Furutech In ONE case I heard a similarity between two fuses of the same type when used in two different pieces of equipment, and that was the Hifi Tuning Silverstars. When installed in the Meridian preamp and the Pass amp, the Silverstars had the result of making things sound "phasey," as I described in my experiment. Having said that, I suspect that the audible characteristics of fuses are largely extrinsic, and therefore variable from component to component and system to system. Admittedly, that is a speculation. Bryon |
Let's see, how many aftermarket fuses are there, including all the various Hi Fi Tuning fuses? Let's say seven for the purposes of argument. How many fuses does the average system contain? Allowing for 5-7 days for break-in, a proper comparative test of fuses should wrap up a "professional reviewer" for a good long while, about one year. And that's assuming that there is one type of fuse that is superior to all others in all installations - speakers, amps, etc. as Tgb points out that might very well not be the case. Then the number of test goes up astronomically. Let's say an average system contains 7 fuses. Now, I suspect there are some statisticians here who can do the calculation for how many tests would be required for 7 types of fuses and 7 fuse installations. And how long it would take. A hundred years? Cheerio |
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